Morena is the headquarter city of Morena district, in the

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n state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. It is governed by a municipality corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the

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. It is from

Gwalior Gwalior() is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located south of Delhi, the capital city of India, from Agra and from Bhopal, the s ...

, Madhya Pradesh.

Geography

Morena is located at . It has an average elevation of 177 metres (580 feet).

Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Morena had a population of . 13.2% of the population is under six years old. Literacy was 80.28%; male literacy was 89.08% and female literacy was 70.22%.

Notable people

* Ram Prasad Bismil, an Indian revolutionary from the village of Barbai. * Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister in the Indian government. *

Adal Singh Kansana Adal Singh Kansana is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Sumawali. He was an elected member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1993 and 1998 as a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party a ...

, a former minister in the Madhya Pradesh government. * Rustam Singh, a former minister in Madhya Pradesh government. *

Ashok Argal Ashok Chhaviram Argal (born 1 January 1969) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 1996, he was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha from Morena constituency in Madhya Pradesh. In 1998, 1999 and 2004, he was re-el ...

, Mayor of Morena Municipal corporation. *

Paan Singh Tomar Paan Singh Tomar (1 January 1932 — 1 October 1981) was an Indian soldier, athlete, and later, ''Baaghi'' (rebel/outlaw). He served in the Indian Army, where his talent for running was discovered. He was a seven-time national steeplechase c ...

, Athlete.

Schools

Schools in the district include: #Triveni High School. #Neil World School. # J. S. Public School (Day boarding). # Academic Height Public School. #Krishna Convent School Khandoli. #Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir. #Government Excellence Multipurpose Higher Secondary School No-1, Morena

Transport

Road

Morena is situated on National Highway 3. The roadway connects all the parts of the state and nearby states such as

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and

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. The city is situated at the heart of India and can be reached from anywhere in the country through National Highway No. 3. The city has Mofussil (city-to-city) bus services with connections to nearby towns, villages and cities.

Indian Railways

Morena railway station Morena railway station is a small railway station in Morena district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is MRA. It serves Morena city. The station is classified under 80 A class stations across India. this. Station is a Wifi free available in providing b ...

is connected by train services to all parts of the country. Direct connections by train are available to these cities. Express trains such as the

Bhopal Express Hazrat Nizamuddin–Rani Kamalapati Express (also Shaan-e-Bhopal) is a daily Superfast train service, connecting Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, India and New Delhi. It has the distinction of being the fastest 'non- Shatabdi', 'non- Ra ...

Taj Express The Taj Express was started in 1964 to serve tourists traveling from Delhi to Agra. It reduced the traveling time from over three hours to around two and a half hours. Taj Express was started along the lines of Deccan Queen- which ran as a hig ...

and

Bhopal Shatabdi Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It ...

and many more stop at Morena. Tourist places morena *Padawali-mitawali
Sanichara MandirChausath yogini templeKakanmath temple
*Ishwara mahadev *Mata basaiya *Kutwar dam *Pagara dam *Koleshwar dham kolua *Sihoniya jain temple *Gyaneshwari mata temple *Ghirona sarkar *karah sarkar (patiya bare baba) *Badokhar Mahakal temple *Badokhar mata temple
Bateswara temple

References

{{Chambal Division Cities and towns in Morena district Cities in Madhya Pradesh